diskusbooks Chapter 448 The End of Emperor Qinzong
Chapter 448 The End of Emperor Qinzong
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Lin Ke sighed again: "However, as the Southern Song Dynasty grew stronger, in the eleventh year of Shaoxing, Emperor Qinzong of Song went from being Marquis Chonghun to Duke of Tianshui, and his living conditions improved considerably."
"For example, the Jin people bestowed upon Emperor Qinzong of Song a superior residence in Shangjing, the capital of the Jin Dynasty. He did not live there alone; his concubines and children also moved to Shangjing, the capital of the Jin Dynasty." (Jingkang Anecdotes Annotated)
"Compared to the past, it's like heaven and earth, but to be honest, we have to thank Yue Fei, Wu Lin and others, as well as countless soldiers who fought bloody battles."
"Without them, the Jin army would have been defeated in the war between Song and Jin, forcing the Jin emperor to consider the relationship between Song and Jin. Zhao Huan might still be imprisoned in Wuguo City."
"In the year of the Shaoxing Peace Treaty, Consort Wei (Zhao Gou's birth mother) embarked on the road back to the Song Dynasty with more than ten oxcarts containing the coffins of Emperor Huizong, Empress Zheng, and Empress Xing."
Before leaving, Zhao Huan entrusted his hopes to Consort Wei, asking her to tell Zhao Gou that if he could return to the Southern Song Dynasty, being the mistress of Taiyi Palace would be enough for him.
"After all, he was once an emperor, and he was also wary of his father, the retired emperor. How could he not understand Zhao Gou's ulterior motives? But we also know Zhao Gou well!"
"If he had been loyal and righteous, none of those things would have happened! So Zhao Huan was destined to be disappointed."
"Thinking about Emperors Huizong and Qinzong, their later years were truly tragic. But then again, considering the defense of Kaifeng back then, Cai Jing and Tong Guan during Emperor Huizong's reign seem to have deserved it!"
"In the twenty-third year of Shaoxing, Wanyan Liang moved the capital to Yanjing. At that time, he was preparing to attack the Song Dynasty. Emperor Qinzong of Song, Zhao Huan, also went there. It is said that the Jin people captured him and tried to get him to help the Jin Dynasty rule the land north of the Huai River."
"However, this was probably the last period of his life. The cause of his death is not actually recorded in official history, but according to the historical storybook 'The Lost Tales of the Xuanhe Era of the Great Song Dynasty' and Xin Qiji's 'Record of Stealing Anger':"
In the twenty-sixth year of the Shaoxing era, the Jin ruler Wanyan Liang ordered Emperor Qinzong of Song to play polo with Emperor Tianzuo of Liao, Yelü Yanxi.
"Wanyan Liangren was a capricious man. During the competition, he ordered his men to shoot Yelü Yanxi first, sending him to his death."
"Afterwards, Emperor Qinzong of Song, Zhao Huan, was so frightened by what he saw that he accidentally fell off his horse and was then shot to death by a hail of arrows. His body was trampled several times by the horse."
"However, this point is not recorded in the History of Liao, so the truth remains unknown. However, it was not until the thirty-first year of Shaoxing that the Song court learned of Zhao Huan's death."
"If he had made the right choices in the first half of his life and had not chosen to surrender, perhaps he would not have had to live in fear every day in the second half of his life, and he would not have ended up like this."
"However, compared with Emperors Huizong and Qinzong, Zhao Gou can be said to have died peacefully. As his title Xiaozong suggests, Zhao Gou's life in his later years was quite good. According to records, the monthly income of Deshou Palace reached 100,000 strings of cash. You should know that the monthly salary of a first-rank official like the Grand Tutor was only a few hundred strings of cash."
"Moreover, Emperor Xiaozong of Song, Zhao Shen, has also made it a rule that he will lead his officials to pay homage at Deshou Palace every five days. If Emperor Gou hadn't found the trouble less, this kid would probably still be doing it!"
"Although Emperor Xiaozong had the ambition to restore the Jin dynasty, he was restricted by Zhao Gou and continued to make peace with the Jin people."
"All I can say is that Emperor Xiaozong was unhappy as emperor, while Emperor Gaozong (Zhao Gou) was having a great time as the retired emperor!"
"Alright, that concludes this live stream. As for whether the Song Dynasty can be saved, that depends on the Song Dynasty's rulers and ministers. I've given you the wrong answer: putting everything else aside, it's still necessary to improve the status of Song Dynasty military generals."
"Of course, this is just a personal suggestion. The key is for everyone here in the Song Dynasty. Well then, see you next time!"
Everyone in the Song Dynasty: ??? ……
Zhu Baba of the Ming Dynasty: Those three good-for-nothings from the Song Dynasty! Just looking at them makes me angry!!
Cheng Yaojin of the Tang Dynasty: This live stream is much more infuriating. We never expected that the Song Dynasty, which followed the Tang Dynasty, would be like this!
Liu Zhuzhu of the Great Han Dynasty: I've witnessed the humiliation of begging for peace. My ancestors attacked the Xiongnu and refused to admit defeat, so they don't know what surrender is!
First Emperor: It is precisely because we seek survival through compromise and lower our bottom line time and time again that we are led by the nose!
An official from the Sui Dynasty said: "From this perspective, if you are weak, you have no voice and you will be bullied!"
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Early years of Emperor Taizu of Song
After reading the comments, Zhao Kuangyin threw the light screen aside, slumped into his chair, and sighed.
"Unexpectedly, the Northern Song Dynasty was defeated by these two men. The Southern Song Dynasty is also in a precarious situation!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Pu stepped forward and advised, "The Jingkang Incident happened more than a hundred years later. Even if we do everything we can, there's no guarantee that other things won't happen!"
Zhao Tingmei echoed, "We can't do much, the only thing we can do is lay a good foundation for those who come after us!"
What these two men said wasn't entirely without merit, but Zhao Kuangyin also understood that no dynasty lasts forever; at most, it would last for a little over three hundred years before his Song Dynasty was gone!
Sigh, it really hurts to think about it!
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During the reign of Emperor Zhezong of Song
As soon as Lin Ke's live stream ended, the emperor and his ministers present breathed a huge sigh of relief, fearing that something else might go wrong and drive them crazy!
At this moment, the people representing the new law and the old law exchanged glances, and a chill ran down their spines. They had all ended up on the same monument!
New law & old law: Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!
Su Shi: Huh! I'm here too!? Is this considered the new method or the old method?!
As for the future of the Song Dynasty, everyone present was thinking about how to deal with it.
After all, the Song Dynasty in the future would be beset by internal and external troubles, whether it was the Jurchens or the Mongols, these were all major problems!
Even if we are truly outmatched in the future, we must first plan our escape route. Therefore, we should prepare as early as possible, and the most important thing is to improve our military capabilities, otherwise we will be the ones getting beaten!
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